Yellow Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 2A
#F8B409 · L*77.7 a*13.2 b*79.4
The closest match to Foundry Yellow Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Yellow Shade is a light, vivid orange. 11 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Humbrol Insignia Yellow at ΔE 0.3. 7 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Foundry Yellow Shade?
Humbrol Insignia Yellow is the closest equivalent to Foundry Yellow Shade in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Rotten Pus (ΔE 0.7) and AK Interactive Yellow (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Yellow Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sun Yellow, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Yellow Shade Shop Humbrol Insignia Yellow Shop Humbrol Acrylics - Matt set
Yellow Shade equivalent in Humbrol
- A Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 4.2 · close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Scale75
- A Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- D SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Yellow Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11044 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 Real Colors - Modern RC008 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- A FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Sun Yellow Game Air 72.706 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Dark Yellow Arte Deco 85.009 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Yellow Shade equivalent in Citadel
- A Averland Sunset Air ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H413 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Reaper
- A Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Yellow Shade equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Golden Cream Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.3 · similar
Yellow Shade equivalent in Acrilex
- A Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Yellow Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- A Camel yellow Spray TS-34 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Chrome yellow Spray TS-47 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Yellow Shade equivalent in Golden
- B Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body 1147 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7147 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Yellow Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 2.2 |
| Mission Models | #FDBE1A | Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII | ΔE 2.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #F1AA00 | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | ΔE 2.7 |
| Warcolours | #FFBE00 | Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | ΔE 2.8 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECA900 | Golden Yellow Gloss™ | ΔE 3.0 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 3.3 |
| The Army Painter | #F6AA0D | Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 3.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.8 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.3 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFC362 | Bullion | ΔE 6.8 |
| FolkArt | #E9AE52 | Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #D2A702 | Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Orange Light Paint System ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Lemon Shade Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Ochre Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Buff Leather Paint System ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Raw Linen Paint System ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Butter Fudge Light Paint System ΔE 7.4 · similar
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